Bifurcated garment.



H. M. DUNLAP. BIPURGATED GARMENT. APPLICATION FILED MAY 20, 1905.

Patented June 15, 190.

I/Kahuna:

HARLEY M. DUNLAP, OF BAY'lLlG GREEK, MICHICUSN.

BIFURCATEID GARMENT.

Application filed May 20,

To all whom it may (on rrrn Be liIlUWll that l, llaiuim' Ill. DL'XLAP, a an of the United States, and a resident of lo 'Freeli, in'tlie county of Calhoun, State "lugan, have invented rertain new and limpro enieuls in ll'il'ureated G a ra of Wliirli the following" is a speritlew adapted to those Iill'- ,luicmu as; union suits, although it law, for use in other relations, eelsof this invention are: First, to provide 2 improved union suit (bifurcated meat, oi simple and ollieient eoustrutdion. v,eiond, to p11 ,lill': an improved union suit [ldiiireakwd garinei'it) having a elosed eroteli aud a posterior opening and elosure therefor o. eunvenient an 7 s. adapted for lilo use of l'Ill-Tll, Women and children. Third, to proile an improved union suit (bifurcated garment) by which the. prineinal ()l jQCElOIlELblG s of l'otli union suits and tw-pieee are over tome. Fourth, flipiwwed lvil urcaled grarn'ient 'l'alrle opening in wliieli the '1 opening are normally per- II'fl a. V". l'e rota, U) provide in a nerner 0d llap or closuro llavuiu' M) conl rni to the shape of I nearer in if. atever position and objects relating to will definitely appear from deseription to follow. inlisli tire olijeots of my invention eerie-es and means dosi'trilted in the specification. The invention is 1d and poi! od out in the elaiuis. ,el: re enil'odyi'ag the features of my u s rl arly illus. 'ated in the aeeonil'ornuug a part of this in which;

detail elevation. of tlie pos- H1.- ,or portion d a garment (lllllOll ing in inipiw:Wmentsi Fig. .2 is a detail elevation oi the posterior portion of a garment eming my i1uprovements lel'ore the flap or 5 is applied, the parts leing illus A e (1H1Wllillfilliti form, llio llap lining In; dolled lines. Fig. 3 is'an enn taken. on a lino corresponding d' Fig. 12, showing the relatiim of llios i and i}. Fig 4 and i i. l are sec- 1 views taken on lines eorrespondiug; to

a ing is a Patentd June 15, 1909.

Serial 1:30. 261,396.

lines 4-- l and. V d of Fig. further Show lag the. relation of the [lies 4-. and 5 to the 11a rmont proper Fig. .5 is a plan View of the llies 4 and 5 Fig. 6 a plan, View of the flap sortions 10. Fig. '7 is a detail view of a modified construction.

in the drawings, similar reference cliaraeters refer to similar parts throughout the several views. and the sectional views are taken looking in the direction of the little arrows at the ends of the seelion lines.

l-olorring to the drawing, the garment 1 is provided with a quadrilateral opening 2 in ils posterior portion, located just above the (:roteli, as is indicated clear-l in Fig. 12. A slit 3 extends up'wardl from illG apex of this opening, the slit preferably terminating somewhat below the WELlSi line. A pair of llies, as 4 and 5 ivliieli are. preferably triangular in sliape, are arranged one on the, inside and the other on the outside of llie garmerit, as clearly appears in Fig. 3. Tha outside ll 4 is stitched at its inner edge to one edgo of the slit 5, and the inside fly 5 is stitelied at its inner edge to tile ollier edge of tlio slit so that when the edges of the slit are seraraled, illfi liios ovorlap, the stitching For the outer lly to tho ed of the lit being indicated lu tlie roiereum numeral ll, while that ol' the inner ll indieated iii}! the r encenumeral 7. The flies l and 5 are also stitched zlong their upper edges to the, body oi tlio garment, the stitching being indira 'ed by reference numerals S 8, seo l and 4.

Tile flap l) preferably made up of sew lions l l0, which are stitched togrollu-r along their inner edges, the pieces being cut to a suitable pattorn, as indieatwl, so as to secure the desired fullness Wliioli eouforms the wearer. Suitable buttons, as 15, or other fastening devices are provided tor sag-- curing the: llap or closure. 'llio [lies 4 and 5 and tho llap il are preferably made of the same faorie as that of tlio garment, although any suitable material may he used.

I and convenient.

In the modified construction shown in Fig. 5, the flap 16 is cut out from the body of the garment and the flies 17, which are indicated by dotted lines, are attached to the garment at their upper edges and their outer edges are attached along the edges to the 0 enings, as is indicated by the dotted lines, t e flaps thus overlapping. This construction, however, lacks many advantages of that shown in the preferred construction.

My improved garmentis simple in structure and at the same time is very desirable The opening in its normal condition is perfectly closed. My im roved garment is ada ted for the use 0 men, women and chih ren.

By attaching the flap 9 as I have described, the desired fullness in the seat is secured to accommodate the body in any position. By forming the flap of sections, as illustrated,

the desired fullness to conform to the hips is secured.

I have illustrated and described my proved bifurcated garment in detaiLin the orm preferred by me on account in it's structural simplicity and convenience in use. I

am, however, aware that it is capable of considerable .variation in structural details without de arting from my invention.

Having't ius described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A nether'garment having a quadrilateral piece removed therefrom to form an opening and having a slit extending upwardly from said opening; a pair of triangularshapedflies, each of which is-seeured along its inner edge to one of the ed es of said slit, one of said llies being arranged on the inside and the other on the outside and secured along their u per edges so that when the edges of said s it are separated the flies overlap, and a heptagonal flap or closure having its lower edges secured to the lower edges of said opening and adapted, when closed, to cover the lower portion of saidslit.

2. A nether garment having a piece removed therefrom to form an opening and the flies overlap, and a flap or closure having its lower edges secured to the lower edges of said opening and adapted, when closed, to

cover the lower portion of said slit.

3. A nether garment having an openin therein; a slit extending upwardly from saic openin a pair of flies, each of which is s ecured a ong its inner edge to one of the edges of said slit, one of said flies-being arranged on. the inside and the other on the outside and secured along their upper edgesso that when the edges of said slit are separated the flies overlap, and a flap or closure having its lower edges secured to the lower edges of said 0 ening and adapted, when closed, to cover t 1e lower portion of said slit.

4. A nether garment having a posterior openin a pair of flies, each of which is secured a ong its inner ed e to one of the edges Y of said opening, one 0' said flies being arranged on the inside and the other on the outside and secured along their upper edges so that when the edges of said opening are separated the flies overla and a flap or closurearranged to open downwardly.

5. A nethergarmen't having a posterior openin"; a pair of flies, each of which is secured a ong its inner edge to one of the edges of said opening, one of said flies being ar ranged on the inside and the other on the outside and secured along their upper edges so that when the edges of said opening are separated the flies overlap, and a flap or closure arranged to open downwardly, the lower portion of said flap being formed with a fullness.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal in resence of two witnesses.

HARLEI M. DUNLAP. [L. s.] Witnesses: v

, IRA A. BECK,

MILDRED PHILLIPS. 

